Simple Plan in concert

i’m 20, and i’ve loved simple plan since i was about 11 or 12. i never got to see them live, though, until my senior year of high school, when i bought a plane ticket to my hometown in maryland to see them perform at one of the MTV campus invasion shows at UMD. when my best friend and i arrived, we immediately ran into chuck, who was extremely nice and thanked me for coming so far to see them. then, david was on the side of the stage watching another band play, and we got his attention, so he actually walked OFF the stage and came around to the side to personally meet us. i told him i’d come all the way from florida to see them that day, and he made a big deal about it and took some pictures with us. throughout the rest of the day, pierre and seb and jeff all came out to see david at side stage, and david would tell them to wave hello to us, which they all did.

afterward, there was a signing, and when the line came to our turn, the band had the security guards stop the line and only let my friend and i in so we could have a private meeting. i was crying like a baby, and pierre got up and came around the table and hugged me while i cried. i told him their music saved my life, and i thanked him, and he told he that i had no idea what that meant to him.

i will honestly never forget this experience. these are some of the greatest guys in the world, and they truly go above and beyond to make their fans feel special and appreciated.